Apple Tree Yard author Louise Doughty gave an impassioned plea to politicians to support copyright and libraries at an event at the House of Commons last night. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers and authors have expressed their disappointment and "worry" after a controversial EU copyright law was rejected by parliament. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tim Godfray, executive chairman of the Booksellers Association, has written to all UK MEPs asking them to support publishers in their fight against copyright infringement. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Shortly after the Federation of European Publishers met to hold its officers' elections, the European Parliament has rejected a copyright framework measure the federation has supported. Another vote will occur in September. The post European Publishers Federation ‘Regrets’ Parliament’s Copyright... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Controversial new law that critics claimed threatened internet freedom is rejectedGoogle, YouTube and Facebook could escape having to make billions in payouts to press publishers, record labels and artists after EU lawmakers voted to reject proposed changes to copyright rules that aimed to make... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Chaz Reetz-Laiolo had alleged that her bestselling debut novel The Girls stole from his writingsA California judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by author Emma Cline’s ex-boyfriend alleging that Cline’s bestselling debut novel, The Girls, stole from his own writings and infringed his... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Association of Canadian Publishers welcomes the settlement in French-language Canada, as the country's 2012 Copyright Modernization Act's parliamentary review is ongoing. The post Copyright in Canada: Publishers Cheer Settlement of Copibec’s Laval University Lawsuit in Québec appeared first... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Good public policy,' the Association of American Publishers says at BookExpo, includes "good copyright policy.' And the Authors Guild is producing a new, major survey of authors' earnings. The post At BookExpo, a Look at Copyright Issues: ‘It’s the Author Who Suffers’ appeared first on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Calling it 'a truly essential organization for making our marketplace work,' Canadian publishers say they'll honor the Access Copyright revenue collection agency, which is under sustained attack from the education sector. The post Beleaguered Access Copyright, Turning 30, Is Honored by Canadian... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
A copyright row has erupted over an unpublished autobiography of late Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
'My colleagues and I are suffering real-time damage triggered by this act.' Glenn Rollans and Kate Edwards of the Association of Canadian Publishers, along with John Degen of the Writers' Union, testify in hearings on the Copyright Modernization Act. The post ‘Fix Our Marketplace,’ Canadian... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The threat to copyright, and thereby to African publishers, posed by "big tech" was raised by International Publishers Association President Michiel Kolman at the IPA’s first seminar on African publishing held in Lagos, Nigeria. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
In some of the most pointed commentary yet on the crisis created by the 2012 Copyright Modernization Act, the International Publishers Association testifies that Canada is 'internationally an outlier' for failing to protect intellectual property. The post IPA Names Canada ‘a Bad-Case Example’... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The new PA president, HarperCollins UK c.e.o. Charlie Redmayne, outlines the priorities of his tenure, during which the UK will officially depart the European Union. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
BookExpo announced two panels that will be held at its forthcoming trade show featuring a number of industry CEOs and leaders, including the top executives at Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster and Macmillan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
'We have no choice but to interpret this suit as the intimidating action that it is,' says the leadership of the Association of Canadian Publishers in a statement on the lawsuit by almost 100 school boards and education ministries. The post Canadian Publishers Blast School Boards’ Lawsuit of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 32nd International Publishers Association Congress, held in New Delhi from February 10 to 13, stressed the importance of upholding traditional publishing values. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomsbury executive director Richard Charkin says the world’s biggest tech companies need educating about the importance of copyright, and that publishers must talk to them and not "just to each other". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Maria Pallante, the CEO of the Association of American Publishers, gave a speech to the 32nd International Publishers Association Congress in New Delhi, urging publishers to fight for their rights. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 2012 Copyright Modernization Act in Canada has been a disaster for Canadian educational publishers. But concern over the law’s effects, observers say, is not limited to Canada. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]